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shū běn

书 本

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n.book
- tā hé shang shū běn
  他合上书本。
  He closed the book.
- shū běn sǎn jià le
  书本散架了。
  The book fell apart.
- mài shū de rén sì chù dōu shòu shū běn
  卖书的人四处兜售书本。
  The book seller went from place to place selling books.
- dǎ kāi shū běn
  打开书本
  open the book
- tiān tiān fān shū běn
  天天翻书本
  browse through books every day
- shū běn zhōng de xìng bié piān jiàn
  书本中的性别偏见
  gender biases in books
synonym
tú shū图书 shū jí书籍

Word usage

Note
1. "书本" is different from "书". "书本" is a collective noun and is not modified by words that indicate a specific number. 2. "书本" is different from "书籍". "书本" expresses the meaning of "each book", used in spoken language; "书籍" expresses "the classification difference from other things", and is used in written language.
common measure word
"书本" is often matched with measure word "本"or"摞".
- 一本书本
  one copy of the book
- 一摞书本
  one stack of books

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